Fireplace screen



SqpLEO, 1930.. M. J. HUCKLER- FIREPLACE scum:

Filed March 5, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Sept. 30, 1930. M. J. HucKLER FIREPLACE SCREEN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 5, 1929 INVENTOR BYZ ATTORNEIY Patented Sept.30,1930 1 1,776,833

UNITED STATES-PATENT OFFICE it MATT J: I-IUCKLER, or H001) RIVER, OREGON FIREPLACE SCREEN Application filed March 5,1929. Serial No. 344,417.

My invention is intended for use as a fire- Fig. 2 is a sectional, plan viewof the mechplace screen and consists primarily of two anism illustrated in Fig. 1, the same being independent screen sections, with means hctaken on line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in the ing provided for raising and lowering each direction indicated.

of the screen sections independent of the Figl3 is avertical, sectional View, taken on 5 other and for maintaining each of the secline 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction tions in desired placed position; each of the indicated. screens may be manually manipulated tothe Fig. 4 is a vertical, sectional View, illusf ll a unt ith r up r down, M ans are trating thescreens in normally raised posifurther provided to independently raise each t1 Il- V p 0 of the screens beyond their normal raising Fig. 5 is a front view of the device in posiheight, 7 tion upon the fireplace front, illustrating the The primary object of my new and imscreens raised to their full height. proved device isto provide a screen that is Fig. .6 is a front view of the device, illusfi dl iti d r l ti t th fi l tratingxboth of the screen elements in full 65 front and providing means for the raising of 10W POSIt IOIl. t

' each of the screen elements at a sufficient g- 1S 2L perspective,sectional, end view height to permit of the free laying and ad- 0f the frame St uctures. justment of the fire or to expose to full open g 8 IS a ag entarmsectional, p'erspec view, the fire when burning. tive view of one of the supporting columns 7 A f th Object, f myrnew d i d and illustrating the frame in position reladevice consists in providing means for the intWe e ppq s spection and replenishing of the fire over the g- 9 1S a gm ary, Sectional, plan t f th Screens h b th f th are l View of one of the columns, illustrating the as d to th f ll extent guideways dlsp'osed adjacent the inner edge 7 A further object of my new and improved thereof into which the screened elements are d i i t i idi a i f Screen adpistably positioned and illustrating the inelements each of which may be raised and 1 fl g fixedly p i ing the o umn lowered independently of the other and also IGIQPIVE t0 fireplace r providing means whereby both may be ma- F g- 10 S a frag11'1entary, sectlonal, side-' nipnlated imulta eou ly, v ew of one of the columns illustratingthe A further object of my invention resides in telescope i n p 0f the Column s c n the construction and provides for the com fi e lslng the Screens above their plete assembly atthe point of manufacture mally rfl'1SeClp0s1t-10n.

d hi h y b l d t. th fir la f t Llke reference characters refer to like parts and fixedly secured to the fireplace front if dethroughout he ever l Vl WS- V sired. 1 is the fireplace front. At oppositely dis- With these and incidental objects in view pos d Sides of the fireplace entrance, I place the invention consists in certain novel feacolumns 2 M1613; each p ed of an pp i tur of construction and combination f and lower portion, the upper portion being as part the ess ntial elements of which ar t telescopically disposed within the lower pora forth in the appended claims, and a pref r d tion, each of the columns having an inwardly embodiment of which is hereinafter shown extending flange 4 adapted to engage theinwith reference to the drawings which acner side walls 5ofthe fireplace. Thecolnmns company and form a part of this specificamay be secured to the fireplace by any suitable 95 tion. fastening means, as by threaded elements 6. In the drawings: Guideways 7 and Sare disposed on the inner Fig. 1 is the fireplace front, illustrating one surface of the telescopic columns having a of my new and improved screens in place with separating strip 9'extend1ng longitudinally the screens in closed position. i of the inner face of the column to maintain 10G the screened element in spaced relationship with each other. The guideways are formed within the face of the upper and lower portions of the columns by the strip 9, the flange 10, and the inner extending side wall 11 of the column, thus forming two guideways 7 and 8 that are in spaced relation with each other into which the inner faces 12 and 13 of the respective screen element frames 14 and 15 extend; thus suitable guideways are formed for the raisingand lowering of the screened elements.

I preferably form the frame for the screen of a structural metallic member, the top and bottom members of the frame being formed of angle bars 16 and 17; 18 and 19, and having connecting end strips 20 and 21 that connect theangle bars together to form a rigid structure and frame, into which suitable screens 22 and 23 are disposed. A locking strip 24 is dis posed within the inner surface of the screen to secure the screen relative to the frame; suitable fastening holes 25 being disposed within the respective walls, through which threaded fastenings 26 pass for maintaining the screen in locked position relative to the frame. The lower frame has an inwardly extending foot 27 upon which the lower edge 28 of the upper screen contacts when each of the screens are raised to their normal full position. The'upper surface of the upper screen has a supporting end 29 as illustrated in Fig. 8', adapted to engage and rest upon a supporting ledge 30 disposed within one of the walls of the guideway 11 of the telescopic column that maintains the upper screen in supporting position when inwardly pressed. l/Vhen raised to full normal height the lower screen is supported by a'locking catch 31hingedly sup:

ported upon the supporting pin 32. When it is desired to exhibit the full lire to view without the screen interfering therewith, each of the screens are raised above their normal height, thus raising the upper end 33 of each of the telescopic columns sufficiently to engage the lower surface ofthe lower screen upon the supporting locking latch 33A; or, should it be desired to ren iove the screens entirely from their supporting telescopic columns, the upper end of each of the upper portions of the columns is released from telescopic connection with the lower portion of the column in which position the screens and the frame may be removed from the frame at which time the upper portion of the column is placed back in telescopic relationship with the lower portion of the column. Hand ongaging members 35 and 36 are secured to the respective frames to facilitate the manual manipulation and ad ustment of the screens. In order to increase the appearance of the device, I have found best results obtain wherein the frames for supporting the re spectlve screens are formed with curved surfaces, with the-curve extending outwardly,

as. illustrated in Fig. 2, and at the same time giving greater utility to the screen by increasing the depth of the fireplace by the amount of the outwardly curved surface of the frame.

While the form of device herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What I claim is:

1. In a fireplace attachment, telescopic guideways securely disposed on each side of a fireplace, a screened frame slid ably disposed within the lower sections of the guideways, a screened frame secured to the upper tions of the guideways, and means disposed on the bottom lower ends of the frame slidably disposed within the lower sections for maintaining the upper frame when both frames are raised to their highest limits.

2. A fireplace attachment comprising guideways detachably attached to the sides of the fireplace, said guideways composed of upper and lower sections telescopically disposed, loclring latches secured to the lower sections of the guideways, a frame slidably disposed within the lower section of the guideways, said frame having an inwardly extending foot disposed on each of its lower ends adapted to maintain the upper frame when both frames are raised to their highest limit, a frame secured to the upper sections of the guideways and screens removably attached to each of said frames.

MATT J. HUCKLER. 

